ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Highway 73, Prairieville, Louisiana

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1 December 23, th Sunday of Advent Christmas Vigil, Monday, December 24th: 4:00 p.m. (Church) 4:15 p.m. (Activity Center) 6:30 p.m. Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25th: 12 Midnight 9:30 a.m. The church office will be closed December 24th and 25th. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Highway 73, Prairieville, Louisiana

2 Page 2 Parish Office: Fax: Education Center: Fax: Website: stjohnchurch@eatel.net St. John Primary: School Website: PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday Thursday... 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon & 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Applications for assistance with food or utility bills are taken Monday through Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Food is distributed daily if application is approved. NORMAL MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil... 4:30 p.m. Sunday... 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday Friday... 8:30 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturdays... 3:00 4:00 p.m. & weekdays at 8: 15 a.m. or by appointment ( ) SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call the church office, preferably in early pregnancy, to register for the pre-baptism program prior to scheduling the ceremony itself. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Emergency calls are made as soon as the priest is available ( ). Weekly Holy Communion, when requested, may be brought to the homebound by a Communion Minister. Families are asked to contact the Church Office to make arrangements. Please contact the Church Office in regards to those who are seriously ill or hospitalized. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church A Eucharistic Community Since 1919 We the people of St. John the Evangelist parish commit ourselves to being a warm and welcoming community. We believe it is our mission to: proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ; celebrate our faith through worship, prayer and the sacraments: and serve the needs of our brothers and sisters in the parish, community and world. STAFF Father Jerry Martin, Pastor Deacon Randy Clement, Parish Life Coordinator Permanent Deacon Deacon Claude Bourgeois, Bookkeeper/ Permanent Deacon Lisa Babin, Pastoral Associate Karen Hagendorfer, Business Manager Marlene Bruce, Director of Parish School of Religion Donna Perque, Receptionist/Secretary Ashley Bourgeois, Emergency Assistance Manager/Youth Ministry Linda Riche, Secretary/Receptionist Stacey Villenurve, PSR Secretary Nora Blydenburgh, Housekeeper Tinh Le, Maintenance Ben Pace, Custodian Need a prayer for a special need or intention? Call Linda at or visit the Prayer Line on

3 Page 3 Clergy Corner If you have ever worshipped at St. John for a Christmas Vigil Mass, you have obviously been a part of a rather large overflow congregation. We, of course, are delighted to have such a large attendance to celebrate this beautiful feast, but the overcrowding can be such a distraction that it becomes difficult to properly celebrate what should be a gorgeous Liturgy. So we have decided to continue this year what was begun in 2014 as an experiment for our first Vigil Mass. As done previously, our First Vigil Mass will be held in the church building at 4:00 p.m. Then, Fr. Tony Russo will begin yet another Mass in the parish Activity Center for 4:15 p.m. The 15 minute time differential should allow the overflow victims and parking place seekers to move from the church to the center. In addition to the dual 4:00 and 4:15 Vigils, our St. John Christmas Mass schedule will be the same as most other years: 6:30 p.m. Vigil, 12:00 Midnight and then and 9:30 a.m. on Christmas Day itself. Obviously, we expect both the 4:00 and 4:15 Vigils to be extremely crowded. We urge you, if at all possible to attend one of the other ceremonies, especially the lightly-attended Midnight Mass. I realize the dual Vigil Masses will require a great deal of preliminary preparation by our staff and Liturgical Ministers. But then, other than Easter and Pentecost, what better feasts do we have to celebrate besides Christmas? It is true that the crowds and the rush of this season can present major distractions, not just for Christmas Mass, but within our daily lives as well. In fact, this Christmas season is probably symptomatic of our lives. We can allow ourselves to overlook God s presence due to the responsibilities and burdens that can so easily preoccupy us. Or we can see these same people and events as the very means by which the divine Son of God seeks to enter ever more fully into our lives. The feast of Christmas provides us with an opportunity to choose this latter option. Mon., Dec. 24th Tues., Dec. 25th 4:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Midnight 9:30 a.m. Mass Intentions Week of December 23, 2018 Melba T. DeGruy; Pat & Helen McGowan; Cheryl Trandacosta; Shawn Riche Chase; Lewis Roussel & Leon McGrew Lesley Gentry; Marie Crews; Leanna Haydel Waguespack; Sidney & Marie Eve Vicknair & Ashley; Special Intention of Kathleen Janis Fly. M/M E.C. Brooks & Fly.; Merrill Gremillion; Moise Devillier Sr.; Mag Deviller; Alice Devillier Floyd Boe ; Wanda J. Boynton; Doris LeBlanc; Marilyn Horne; Mary Lou Traigle Stephen Inabnet; Robi Rispone; Dylan Bellard; Patrick P. Giroir; Kenneth Leary, Sr. & Family Robert Templet, Sr.; Fernand & Edna Broussard; Dula & Ruby Mott; Elva Jean Mott; Sterling J. Hebert, Jr. Wed., Dec. 26th 8:30 a.m. Special Intention of Samuel G. Thomas, Sr.; Marie Crews Thurs., Dec. 27th 8:30 a.m. Chookie King; J. A. & Bernice Braud Fri., Dec. 28th 8:30 a.m. Special Intention of Vickie Achord; Marie Crews; Louis Miceli; Carlene Wirth; Carlton Milano Sat., Dec. 29th 4:30 p.m. Helen McGowan Sun. Dec. 30th 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Phillip Nguyen; Cynthia Walker; Pearl & Edward Jaeger, Sr. & Family Delia Maria Braud; Edith Barcelona; Joan Hubbs Open

4 Page 4 Close to 400 of us at St. John Parish have benefitted deeply from an ACTS retreat weekend. Our next ladies retreat will not be held until this summer, but our next men s retreat will be offered from Thursday evening, February 7th until 11:30 Mass on Sunday, February 10th. We encourage you to join us for what we found to be a wonderful experience. Registration forms can be found on page 6 of this bulletin, obtained from the usher s counter at the entrance of church, from the church office or by calling Deacon Randy at The application fee of $75.00 is due upon registration and the total fee for the weekend is $ Financial difficulty should not prevent you from making the retreat. So many of us are still uplifted and motivated by our original ACTS retreat. We wish the same for you.

5 Page 5 Sanctuary Flower Memorial for the weekend of December 22nd/23rd, 2018 Amy Fearheiley To schedule for any available weekend please contact Lisa or Linda at the church office ( ). Readings for the Week of December 23, 2018 Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 -- 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52 J. Forrest B. R. & B Families F. Ventula G. Lanzona J. Rivera A.Robert Al Robert G. Casey K. Campron C. Melancon E. McDonald L. Dixon N. Tullier F. Cranfield B. Patin Trudy P. L. White K. Clausi Mike Tracey J. Cavalier Ladies Altar Society Meeting The Ladies Altar Society will meet Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 9:15 a.m. in the St. Francis room in the Activity Center. All members are cordially invited and encouraged to attend. Altar Server Training To Be Held Altar Server training for NEW Altar Servers will be held on January 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. in the Church. Anyone having made their First Saturday, December 29th 4:30 p.m. 1. Gerald Bello 2. Dorothy Bello 3. Rachael Waguespack 4. Thomas Ruemker 5. Mary McGovern 6. Gloria White Communion Ministers Readers Servers 7. Paul Leeper 8. Jaime Burrow 9. James Bourg 10. Arleen Austin 11. Lynn Austin Erin Mudge Ben Bearden Callie Mudge Benjamin Jones Shawn Millet Sunday, December 30th 1. Rachel Lato 2. Anne Hebert 3. Robert Templet 4. Charles Schexnaydre 5. Melanie Schexnaydre 6. Clyde Reid 7. Renee Legendre 8. Donald Joseph 9. Michael McClintock Optimer Roussel Kimberly Chopin Adam Reid Bethany Reid Rebekah Reid 9:30 a.m. 1. Melissa Bourgeois 2. Gail Millet 3. Larry Millet 4. Jo Poche 5. Kristopher Patin 6. Russ Guidry 7. Bridget Lemoine 8. Neil Lemoine 9. Merle Russelburg 10. David Odland 11. Patricia Holder Guy Chauvin Cindy Chauvin David Chauvin John Paul Chauvin Noah Bourgeois 11:30 a.m. 1. Nancy Erwin 2. Gen Wolfe 3. Jill Bercegeay 4. Fred Cardwell 5. Norma Cardwell 6. Ruth Hanson 7. Sylvia Triche 8. Mike Tabiolo 9. Jean Achord 10. Carol Mayeux 11. Paulette Rosamond Kathy Koehl Heather Luquette Alex Andry Hayley Cavalier Natalie Cavalier 6:00 p.m. 1. Sandra Gautreaux 2. Scott McLin 3. Glenn Arton 4. Julie Signorino 5. Nicole Dunn 6. Christine Wood 7. Daniel Comeaux 8. Gloria Champagne 9. James Graugnard 10. Open 11. Open Pat Bourgeois Alexis Glaser Benjamin Poche Andrew Black Allison Bassford

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